Storywriter Sato Dai is frustrated with Japanese anime

Sato Dai (佐藤大), storywriter for such anime hits as "Cowboy Bebop," participated at a roundtable discussion at a conference titled Cultural Typhoon held at Komazawa University in July 2010. Sato was joined by film director Tomita Katsuya and music journalist Futasugi Shin. They spoke for two hours on the topic of "Living in the City: Hip Hop, Anime, Housing Projects." While this was an academic conference and the panel was intended to address a wide range of issues, Sato spoke for most of the time, airing some of his deep concerns about the Japanese anime industry today.